diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index ee0ff9b3..b381e1df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -55,17 +55,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
       - name: Download production-ready build files
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: example-app
 
-      - name: Deploy to Heroku
-        uses: akhileshns/heroku-deploy@v3.12.14
+      - name: Build, Push and Release a Docker container to Heroku
+        uses: gonuit/heroku-docker-deploy@v1.3.3
         with:
-          heroku_api_key: ${{secrets.HEROKU_API_KEY}}
-          heroku_app_name: "jobjugglerapi"
-          heroku_email: "vegardrsmines@gmail.com"
+          email: ${{ secrets.HEROKU_EMAIL }}
+          heroku_api_key: ${{ secrets.HEROKU_API_KEY }}
+          heroku_app_name: jobjugglerapi
+          dockerfile_directory: ./
+          dockerfile_name: dockerfile
+          docker_options: "--no-cache"
+          process_type: web
diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..586c742c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Use the official OpenJDK base image
+FROM openjdk:17-jdk-slim
+
+# Set the working directory inside the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY ./*.jar /app/app.jar
+
+EXPOSE 8081
+
+# Command to run the application
+CMD ["java", "-jar", "/app/app.jar"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example-app/dockerfile b/example-app/dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000